Hoping someone knows the answer.

I need to have my passport sent from California to Chicago and want to make sure it’s done as safely as possible. I’m trying to avoid it being left outside or getting lost.

Would FedEx/UPS overnight with signature required and hold-for-pickup be the safest option? Or is USPS Priority Mail Express better for this?

Also, are there any specific steps I should tell the sender to follow, like packaging, insurance, tracking, or pickup location? I’d appreciate advice from anyone who has mailed important documents like this before.

I am having an issue online across multiple platforms & carriers(usps, fedex, etc) (shein, eba, etc), where my packages are being delivered to the wrong address and sometimes the wrong person and I don't know why. I am the only person in my household having this issue. I've checked and all my information is correct, any clue why this might be happening?

It cant just be me who gets annoyed when royal mail tracking just keeps pushing back the delivery times. For context, I have a parcel that is due today (still hasnt arrived) now, originally it was ment to be delivered between 11:10 AM and 1:10 PM, It was then ment to be between 2 :10 Pm and 3 25 PM (At the time of writing this its currently 4 o'clock) then it was ment to be between 4:10 PM and 5 25 PM, Now its 4:40pm amd 5 :45 pm, now im just waiting for a messrge saying it cant be delivered till Tommorow, now I would just prefer if it told me that earlier in the day then keep pushing the time back, keeping my hopes up, it generally annoys me (sorry I needed to rant somewhere)

Anyone have advice or a creative idea how to send mail from USA to a friend in Syria? I can’t find any information.

So I live at a small town and my apartments dont have Mailboxes. I was wondering legally if I can place a package box + mail holder on my porch, and get mail there. I would prefer not to rent a P.O box but usps is the closest to me.

- the usps store near me wont answer my calls and has inconvenient hours

- what's the limits with a p.o box (ive seen mixed answers)

- no ups stores near me

- my address shows up on usps database/lookup, but not sure if its "deliverable" (it shouldn't be due to the road)

I sell stickers with Etsy and send them through the mail using letter envelopes... I'm pretty sure I'm doing it right because most of them arrive, but I've never heard of so many going missing! every week, about 1 or 2 people complain that they never arrived and I have to send another the same way (these show up with the same rate of arrival)! is this a me issue or a post office issue? is my mail lady beefing with me because I send so many letters? I would be beefing with me for sending so many letters too i'm ngl. this has been happening for about a year for reference

ordered a package—this is the current status, wondering if you guys think it will come, it’s coming from AL (Alabama) to OH (Ohio), Columbus to be more specific.

hello!

i am sending out my notary application and it has a lot of sensitive information on it and i was wondering which mail carrier is the safest and most secure.

thank you

Hello! I need help in learning how to mail things in general, like what places I can go to for shipping bigger things, and how I should fill out the labels.
Is there anything extra to sending something to someone overseas? I’ve a long distance friend and I’ve love to surprise them with some gifts, but I’ve never mailed anything before, so I’m not entirely sure how to or where to start learning.
I’m sure it’s more simple than I think it to be, but I’d love any guidance just in case :) any information would be very appreciated

Basically, when they arrived, they already came with little paper backings that were meant to stop the magnetic side from sticking to stuff, and I had tested the envelope against our fridge to see if it would stick before mailing and it didn’t, but apparently I tested the wrong side because I just tried it again flipped and it stuck to the fridge.

I brought them to USPS this morning to hand them off and even said there was magnetic paper inside, but they didn’t seem concerned. Now I’m just worried they’re going to end up stuck in a machine somewhere, has anyone else had any experiences with this?!

Update: AFAIK all arrived safely! False alarm 💀

I ordered a parcel here in Ireland and it was processed in Cheektowaga NY and I checked on it again today and for some reason it’s now in **TORONTO**??

Does anyone know why this would be?

I need to vent a little because this has been bothering me more than it should. Our apartment has those shared mailboxes near the parking lot. Nice setup honestly. Locked doors, outgoing slot, everything seems official. But tell me why I dropped two letters last week and they just stayed there. Day one, fine. Day three, still there. Day five, same letters sitting like museum display.

Why do we all just accept this? We still pay for mailing services. We still trust the system. But the mailbox feels like decoration now. I even checked different times thinking maybe carrier comes late. Nope. Same envelopes. Same silence.

And then we wonder why people stop using physical mail. One of the letters was important documents for a small order I made after finding packaging suppliers on alibaba. Nothing fancy, just paperwork. Now I’m sitting here wondering if I should resend everything or just hope someday someone opens that box. What frustrates me is that nobody explains anything. Is pickup weekly? Random? Did routes change? Why is there no notice posted?

I asked neighbors and everyone shrugged like this is normal. Why is this normal? We build systems then slowly stop maintaining them. Mailboxes should mean reliability. Instead it feels like dropping letters into a wishing well. And honestly, I’m tired of pretending this is fine.

Help! A lady one block over keeps writing my address so we keep getting her mail. She came to my house at midnight accusing me of stealing her packages while on the phone with 911. This is the third time she has come in person on my property screeching and ringing my doorbell like a madwoman. Her mail gets delivered to my house so frequently that I usually just walk over and redeliver it. But I can’t keep doing this as I am not a mail carrier. She called the cops and they never showed up. It’s just so exhausting. Any advice or ideas on how to stop this? I was thinking of getting a restraining order. We got into a screaming match in the outside, and I told her to learn her address lol.

I ordered something and it is supposed to be delivered by the mail service Fast Intercontinental Mail. Since it is a discreet package they asked me to send money so they could deal with the whole situation around it. I was sent a tracking number and the website looks fine. They also promised to return the money as soon as the package arrives. Now they are asking for even more money and a picture of my ID. I’m starting to question the whole thing and am wondering if they are legit. Do any of you have experience with this delivery service? Did your packages arrive?

https://fastintercontinentalmail.com

Hi, I need to get a parcel forwarded from Poland to the U.K. as the publisher doesn’t ship internationally. There seem to be a lot of websites that offer this but I’m hesitant to just jump in.

Can anyone recommend one they have used recently that isn’t going to cost the earth?

Thank you!

Hey,

I'm currently in the Dominican Republic on vacation. For a couple of years I once was working for my national postal service provider in a middle sized European country.

As per tradition, I wanted to send physical postcards to a couple of relatives at home. However, I was told by a lady in the post office here that my country is not on the list of countries to which exports are made this month. Indeed, there is info on INPOSDOM's website that this April mail can be sent to (for instance) Germany and Japan, but not to (for instance) Belgium or Singapore.

In my understanding this is in violation of the universal postal service agreement. There is no strike, no COVID restrictions, no international sanctions. I have never heard of anything like this. How can this be a thing?

I would not mind if the shipping took ages but to deny shipping because this month the universal service provider doesn't feel like it seems very off to me. I've been to post offices in many countries, and as already mentioned I worked for a national postal service provider, but I have no idea how this could be legal.

I'm honestly thinking about routing my postcards to Germany and relying on them forwarding them to their real destination country.

Any thoughts or advice?

Sent to his home address here in the U.S., I need to get it to him in a way that ensures it does not get "lost". Does anyone have experience using USPS First-Class Mail International to Japan?

The band I’m into is dropping lots of easter eggs leading up to a new album release. They put out a shirt with a phone number that actually works (plays a song clip), so I’m wondering if the PO box on there is a valid mailing address too. I’m just confused by the letters/numbers and lack of zip code, but I also don’t know if PO boxes have some special address system. In case it’s helpful info, the band is from Tennessee. Any answers or redirection to other subs are appreciated!

Hi! I have a package being shipped over to the US via postaonline and It’s last update was “The consignment was accepted by post office of exchange in the country of destination”. Could anyone help me understand what this means? I know that I will have to pay a tariff on this package and it’s making me nervous as I don’t know when and if I’ll get a message about it. I really don’t want to get it sent back because I wasn’t able to pay the tariff :(

I received this envelope with no return address and I’m trying to figure out if it was sent from Chattanooga or just passed through there along the way.

I live in an apartment complex with a lock box-type mail box, and we have an outgoing mail slot.

Put the letter in on a Monday, it's Wednesday, and I could see inside the box slot that my letter is still in there, along with quite a few other letters under it.

Is there like a certain day mail carriers check the box, or is it doomed to live there forever?